The Heartbreaking Death Of Happy Days Star Gavan O’Herlihy
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By Azure Hall/Nov. 13, 2021 2:59 pm EST
O’Herlihy was born on July 29, 1951, in Dublin, Ireland with the given name Gavan John O’Herlihy, per IMDb. His first acting credit was for a single episode of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in 1973 as John McBride. He went on to make a name for himself playing Chuck Cunningham in “Happy Days” and starred opposite Sean Connery in the James Bond film “Never Say Never Again” in 1983. He died on September 15 in Bath, England.
Mourning Gavan O’Herlihy
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Along with Emptage, O’Herlihy’s former “Happy Days” costar Ron Howard said goodbye to the late actor on Twitter. Along with acting side-by-side on “Happy Days,” Howard also directed the film “Willow,” which featured O’Herlihy, per People. “RIP Gavan,” Howard tweeted. “I knew him as the 1st of 2 Chucks on #HappyDays & then as Airk in #Willow where I had the pleasure of directing him. A talented actor with a big free spirit.”
As the world mourns the loss of such a talented actor, his legacy and the high praise of his friends and co-workers is surely a comfort to his family.
